Wire fence



vv(No Model.)

- W. K. PRALEY.

WIRE PENGE.

No. 422,052. Patented Feb. 25, 1890. s

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VILLIAM K. FRALEY, OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,052, dated February25, 1.890.

Application tiled August 31, 1889. Serial No. 322,507. (No model.) l

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. FEALEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lebanon, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire Fences; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will cnable others skilled in the artto which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to stay the runners of a wire fencebetween the support ing-posts, so as to hold the runners in theirrelative positions with regard to each other, unite them so that onewire will support another, and by such unity will add to the strength ofthe fence and give all the flexibility required for the fence as awhole.

This invention further relates to a means of securing the ends of arunner to the post to which it is to be attached.

The invention consists of the novel construction and combination ofparts which are hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencedesignate corresponding parts, Figure l is a side elevation of a fenceembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a section through the line ma: ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section through the line ',1/ y of Fig. l, showingamodification. Fig. 4 is a section-through the line ,e ,e of Fig. l, alsoshowing a modification.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A rep resents the runners supportedby the posts B, and C the stays uniting said runners.

In constructing the stay a piece of wire of the required length isfastened at one end a to a runner by winding it loosely around the samea sufiicient number of times to hold it.

where the other end is fastened, forming a loop which encircles theupperpart of asimilar stay immediately below.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the loop,'instead of passing aroundthe stay attached to the runner below, passes around the runner. In Fig.et a single wire is shown.

lVhen any unusual strain comes upon a wire, so as to have a tendency todepress it, the loop in which it rests and connects it with the runnerabove serves as an additional support. By this means the strain isdistributed to all the upper wires, which lessens the danger of therunner being broken. If a runner should be broken, however, the brokenends, instead of hanging on the ground and leaving a gap in the fence,would be snpported by the stays, giving the appearance of an unbrokenfence. Theloop which is formed in the lower end of the stay allows it toslide past the lower runner, which it supports, if the upper one shouldbe depressed, without bending, which it would do if it were firmlyattached to both runners.

In fastening a runner tothe top of a post the end b is passed through ahole in the same, then entirely around the post, then up through aslot'c in the top over the pin d, down to the runner, and wound aroundit a sufficient number of times to hold it. The object of this pin d isto' give a better purchase for holding the wire while being wound aroundthe runner, and it also serves as a means for attaching theanchoring-wire F to the strain-post.

I am aware that prior to my invention stays for wire fences have beenmade, as is shown in the patent to Lindley, No. 386,019. I do not,therefore, claim such construction.

Having described my invention, what I den sire to secure by LettersPatent is In a wire fence, the combination of the runners A and thestays C, connecting said runners in the manner described, consisting ofa piece of wire securely fastened close together at both ends to anupper runner, forming a loop, which extends downward and encircles theupper part of a similar loop fastened to the runner immediately below,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM n. EEALEY.

Witnesses:

. A. H. Hann,

I. M. KELsEY.

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